معرفی
Roarke Horstmeyer is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, with secondary appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics. He leads the Computational Optics Lab, focusing on advancing optical imaging techniques through machine learning and algorithm design. His research includes developing multi-camera array microscopes (MCAMs) for high-throughput, gigapixel-scale imaging, and applying deep learning to improve biomedical diagnostics.
Education: B.S. in Physics and Japanese from Duke University (2006), M.S. from MIT Media Lab (2011), Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Caltech (2016). Postdoctoral training included an Einstein Fellowship at Charité Medical School in Berlin and a role as Interim CTO at Kernel Inc.
Research Interests: Computational optics, machine learning for hardware design, Fourier ptychography, diffuse correlation spectroscopy, and imaging neural activity in freely moving organisms. His lab collaborates with industry via startups like Ramona Optics and MIRA Inc.
Key Achievements: Developed the multi-camera array microscope (MCAM) enabling 3D topographic imaging at cellular resolution. Awarded the APL Photonics Future Luminary Award (2021). Over 150 peer-reviewed publications in top journals like Nature Photonics, Optica, and Neurophotonics.
- Labs/Teams: Computational Optics Lab at Duke, collaborations with Erlangen School of Advanced Optical Technologies
- Grants: NSF, NIH, and industry partnerships supporting imaging innovation
